Blues and Royals

The Blues and Royals is a British Army cavalry regiment which was formed on 29 March 1969 as the merger of the Royal Horse Guards and the 1st The Royal Dragoons. The regiment served in Northern Ireland, Germany, Cyprus, the Falklands War, the Bosnian War, the Iraq War, and the Afghanistan War. The regiment's colonel-in-chief during the early 21st century was Queen Elizabeth II, while the Colonel of the Regiment was Anne, Princess Royal.